Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.3.29
Ūti· What drives us to actSelfishness Reveals Passion Mixed With Ignorance
“When greed, dissatisfaction, false pride, hypocrisy and envy become prominent, along with attraction for selfish activities, such a time is the age of Dvāpara, dominated by the mixed modes of passion and ignorance.”
What the purport teaches
- Dvāpara is marked by the prominence of greed and dissatisfaction.
- False pride, hypocrisy and envy also become prominent, along with attraction for selfish activities.
- These qualities characterize an age dominated by a mixture of passion and ignorance.
Try this today
Notice one selfish impulse today and refrain from acting on it.
Ask yourself
Which of these tendencies most often disturbs your dealings with others?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.